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Powhatan Mine Coal

Mays Mining, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Rodney Mays

Dora, Jefferson County, AL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0103332

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2007–2012
Latest incident: Apr 2012

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

127

citations

significant & substantial

$23,873

proposed penalties

$21,747

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4	0	1	0
2015 Q3	653	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	5,256	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	9,812	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	14,615	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	13,627	9	2	660.5
2014 Q1	11,823	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	13,641	2	0	146.6

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 5, 2012 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

RAC Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator close cab door on finger.

2011 · 1 incident

November 30, 2011 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

RAC Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Changing Hydraulic Filter on 1800 excavator, lifted up to remove filter and pulled ligaments in left leg. He felt a pop and pain in the ankle area of left leg. He attempted to continue to work but around 11 am he decided to get medical treatment.

2007 · 2 incidents

February 6, 2007 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Job Land & Mineral Inc · Fall from machine

The driver was negligent on departing cab of rock truck.

January 24, 2007 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Job Land & Mineral Inc · Struck against stationary object

Driver backed over small berm on refuse pile. Truck hung on large rock, driver jumped from truck & fell on large rock breaking right arm.